We award grants for migration research
The Migration Institute of Finland manages three funds from where the profit is used to support Finnish migration research and documentation. All the funds are based on donations made to the Migration Institute of Finland. Our three grant funds are:
The Kaarle Hjalmar Lehtinen Fund
In December 1982, a Finnish-American, Kaarle Hjalmar Lehtinen, made a donation of USD 100,000 to the Migration Institute of Finland, and this money has been invested in a fund bearing his name. The purpose of the fund is to support research on Finnish migration, especially to North America, and to finance the institute’s work in documentation, research, publications, exhibitions and congresses.
The Niilo and Helen Alho Fund
In August 1996, Florida-based building contractor Niilo S. Alho and his wife Helen M. Alho made a donation of USD 112,500 to the Migration Institute of Finland to be invested in a fund bearing their names. The purpose of the fund is to support, by means of grants and other vehicles, migration research, documentation, publishing, exhibitions and international cooperation.
The Olavi Koivukangas Fund
The fund is used to support research on Finnish migration especially to the southern hemisphere and publishing, exhibitions and other such cultural activities.
How to apply
The call for applications is closed for 2024.
Individual grants from the funds will average between €500 and €1,000.
The grants will be decided by the Board of the Migration Institute and the decisions will be announced in June. The grant will be announced in person and will also be published on the Migration Institute’s website.
Apply for a grant using the following form:
Send the application form and attachments via email to: krista.mielismaki-kettunen(at)migrationinstitute.fi
Alternatively, applications may be sent in by mail: The Migration Institute of Finland, Krista Mielismäki-Kettunen, Hämeenkatu 13, 20520 Turku, Finland
In accordance with the Data Protection Act, the information content of the application constitutes a personal register which is maintained, preserved and archived by the Migration Institute Foundation. The applicant has the right to check the information stored in the register and correct any incorrect information by contacting the Institute. Application documents and information will be made available to the experts evaluating the applications, and may be stored and handed over to Finnish authorities and grant-awarding entities for the purpose of controlling the distribution and use of grants. Information about the awarded grant may be made public, even if the amount awarded is lower than requested.
The applicant ensures that the information provided is correct and consents to the use of their information and documents in the aforementioned manner.
Reporting
Grantees must submit a report on their use of the grant within one year of receiving it.
Download the report form below: